Teaching About Terrorism: University of Cranfield

Teaching About Terrorism is a 2009/10 research project funded by C-SAP, one of the Higher Education Academy's subject networks. The project aims to research the extent and nature of teaching about terrorism in UK Universities, primarily in the disciplines of Sociology, Politics and Criminology.

Freedom of Information Request 1

According to the response of this University to the initial four part teaching terrorism FOI request, the answer to all four questions was 'no' . The four questions being:

• Does your institution provide any information or advice to students or staff on any potential liability under Terrorism legislation which might result from accessing materials for teaching or research?

Cranfield University does not refer in any student documentation to liability under terrorism legislation. In our general student handbook, however, we do cover more general aspects of student behaviour, which includes taking action against students as a result of a breach of University Laws or behaviour which otherwise prejudicially affects the maintenance of good order within the University or the proper functioning of any of its activities.

• Does your institution have any kind of procedure to review or assess reading lists, module descriptors or other teaching materials which explicitly or in practice considers questions of safety and risk under terrorism legislation as part of its remit?

We have no such procedures.

• Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for dealing with any potential actions taken by the authorities against the institution, its students or staff under Terrorism legislation?

We have no such policy in place.

• Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for ‘preventing violent extremism’ as recommended for example in the government guidance document ‘Promoting Good Campus Relations’

We have no such policy or procedures.

Resources

• Freedom of Information Results, Teaching About Terrorism: FOI Results
• University of Cranfield, Teaching About Terrorism Response to FOI 1, Scribd